PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tarkhan Naranbaatar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yancy Makaki Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Naranbaatar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Batzorig Vaanchig. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Naranbaatar
vs
Makaki Iii

178 cm
23
176 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

182 cm
23
177 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tarkhan Naranbaatar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yancy Makaki Iii!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naranbaatar misses with a looping left.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook. Naranbaatar ducked under it nicely.

Makaki Iii rushes Naranbaatar and presses him up against the cage.
Naranbaatar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Naranbaatar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makaki Iii.
Naranbaatar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Makaki Iii scores with a hook to the body.
Makaki Iii blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Makaki Iii - that landed with a thud.
Makaki Iii lands with a short shot to the head.
Naranbaatar throws a punch but it's blocked by Makaki Iii.
Naranbaatar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Naranbaatar misses with the head strike.
Naranbaatar swings wildly with an uppercut but Makaki Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makaki Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Makaki Iii.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makaki Iii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Naranbaatar trying to land knees to the body.
Makaki Iii presses Naranbaatar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Makaki Iii misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naranbaatar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Naranbaatar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Makaki Iii can turn it around.
Makaki Iii gets through Naranbaatar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Naranbaatar trying to land knees to the body.
Naranbaatar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Makaki Iii can't find room to land a body shot as Naranbaatar controls the action.
Makaki Iii lands a left hand.
Naranbaatar working aggressively here.
Naranbaatar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makaki Iii scores with a nice hook to the head.
Naranbaatar throws a punch but it's blocked by Makaki Iii.
Naranbaatar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Naranbaatar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Makaki Iii after a bit of a struggle.
Makaki Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Makaki Iii.

Makaki Iii breaks the clinch.
Makaki Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
Naranbaatar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Naranbaatar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Makaki Iii throws a hook but Naranbaatar blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makaki Iii takes a swing at Naranbaatar's ribcage but misses.
Naranbaatar looks to score with a jab to the body but Makaki Iii is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makaki Iii circles away quickly and effectively.
Naranbaatar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Makaki Iii stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Makaki Iii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Makaki Iii.
Good standup being displayed there by Makaki Iii as he connects with a hook.
Naranbaatar throws a leg kick which misses Makaki Iii's front leg but catches the back leg as Makaki Iii tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Naranbaatar.
Makaki Iii loads up on a big right hand but Naranbaatar slips the punch.
Makaki Iii checks a low kick from Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii punishes Naranbaatar's body with a nice straight punch.
Makaki Iii lands a jab to the nose.
Naranbaatar misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Makaki Iii misses.
Naranbaatar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Naranbaatar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Makaki Iii looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slow jab from Naranbaatar misses its intended target.
Naranbaatar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Naranbaatar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Naranbaatar throws a solid leg kick but Makaki Iii takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar throws a body shot but no joy.
Yancy Makaki Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makaki Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makaki Iii checks a leg kick.
Makaki Iii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Naranbaatar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii misses with an uppercut. Naranbaatar saw that one coming.
Naranbaatar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Naranbaatar tries to land a front kick but Makaki Iii steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Naranbaatar throws an off balance right hand
and Makaki Iii counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii scores with the left hand. Naranbaatar knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Makaki Iii pushes Naranbaatar up against the cage in a clinch.
Naranbaatar misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Makaki Iii takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Makaki Iii avoids a wild elbow strike from Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar misses with a punch on the inside.
Makaki Iii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Makaki Iii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

It looks like Tarkhan Naranbaatar has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii is leaning against Naranbaatar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Naranbaatar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Makaki Iii lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Naranbaatar.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makaki Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makaki Iii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Makaki Iii digs a right hand underneath Naranbaatar's ribcage. Naranbaatar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Naranbaatar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Naranbaatar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makaki Iii avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Makaki Iii fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yancy Makaki Iii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tarkhan Naranbaatar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Makaki Iii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makaki Iii shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Naranbaatar misses the shot to the body.
Naranbaatar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Naranbaatar throwing a counter right hand but Makaki Iii manages to avoid it.
Naranbaatar misses with a body punch
and Makaki Iii counters with a good low kick that Naranbaatar was not able to check.

Naranbaatar closes the distance and clinches.
Naranbaatar wants to take the fight to the mat but Makaki Iii manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Makaki Iii breaks from the clinch.
Naranbaatar swinging wildly here.
Makaki Iii only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Naranbaatar looks to land a body kick but Makaki Iii moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makaki Iii misses with a right hand
and Naranbaatar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Naranbaatar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Makaki Iii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yancy Makaki Iii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Naranbaatar circles away from the clinch attempt.
A quick step to the side and Naranbaatar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Makaki Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Makaki Iii drives through and clinches with Naranbaatar against the cage.
Yancy Makaki Iii seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Makaki Iii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Naranbaatar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Naranbaatar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makaki Iii works on Naranbaatar's body with a couple of short punches.
Naranbaatar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Naranbaatar lands a nice uppercut.
Naranbaatar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makaki Iii avoids it.
Makaki Iii managing to block the knees to the body from Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makaki Iii lands a nice uppercut.
Naranbaatar swings wildly with an uppercut but Makaki Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makaki Iii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Makaki Iii as Naranbaatar tries to tie him up.
Makaki Iii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Naranbaatars head.
Makaki Iii prevents a takedown attempt there.
Makaki Iii looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makaki Iii.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makaki Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Naranbaatar's elbow.
Makaki Iii is leaning against Naranbaatar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Naranbaatar.

Makaki Iii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Makaki Iii keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Naranbaatar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Makaki Iii is out of range.
Naranbaatar connects with a body shot that sends Makaki Iii's belly button to the back.
Naranbaatar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makaki Iii manages to avoid it.
Naranbaatar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makaki Iii.

Makaki Iii gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Makaki Iii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makaki Iii lands a nice uppercut.
Naranbaatar swings wildly with an uppercut but Makaki Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naranbaatar prevents a body shot from Makaki Iii.
Naranbaatar swings wildly with an uppercut but Makaki Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar throws a punch but it's blocked by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Naranbaatar prevents a body shot from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii blocks an elbow strike from Naranbaatar.
Makaki Iii lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Naranbaatar fails to land.
Makaki Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Naranbaatar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Makaki Iii as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii tries to work over Naranbaatar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makaki Iii avoids a wild elbow strike from Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar lands with a light punch inside.
Makaki Iii blocking some punches.
Naranbaatar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Naranbaatar misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Makaki Iii lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Naranbaatar on the inside.
Naranbaatar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makaki Iii.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naranbaatar swings wildly with an uppercut but Makaki Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naranbaatar lands with a light punch inside.

Makaki Iii breaks the clinch.

Makaki Iii clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar prevents a body shot from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Naranbaatar.
Makaki Iii stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Makaki Iii lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Makaki Iii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some bone on bone action there as Makaki Iii checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Naranbaatar is looking to score with low kicks.
Naranbaatar throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Makaki Iii to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yancy Makaki Iii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tarkhan Naranbaatar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Naranbaatar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Naranbaatar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Makaki Iii to the ground. Naranbaatar is now in Makaki Iii's guard.
Makaki Iii trying to keep a closed guard but Naranbaatar is proving a slippery customer.

Naranbaatar drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Makaki Iii manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Naranbaatar has Makaki Iii in his guard.

Makaki Iii is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Naranbaatar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Makaki Iii doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Makaki Iii manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaki Iii wants to control from the top but Naranbaatar keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Makaki Iii accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Naranbaatar keeping moving, preventing Makaki Iii from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Naranbaatar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Naranbaatar being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Naranbaatar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Makaki Iii's guard.

Makaki Iii wants to sweep here but Naranbaatar controlling him for the moment.
Naranbaatar trying to control the position from guard on top but Makaki Iii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Naranbaatar preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Makaki Iii is trying to keep Naranbaatar in close.
Naranbaatar throws an elbow that misses. Makaki Iii uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Naranbaatar's guard. Nice move by Makaki Iii!

Makaki Iii trying to stand up but can't free himself from Naranbaatar's guard.
Makaki Iii showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Naranbaatar looking for a sweep. Not yet Naranbaatar, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Naranbaatar tries to score with a low kick but Makaki Iii moves his leg out of the way.
Makaki Iii misses with a left hand
and Naranbaatar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Makaki Iii fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Naranbaatar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii is looking to slow Naranbaatar down with leg kicks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Naranbaatar moves out of range of the strikes.
Naranbaatar misses with a looping left.
Naranbaatar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Makaki Iii throws a lazy uppercut
and Naranbaatar counters with a good low kick that Makaki Iii was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Tarkhan Naranbaatar did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Tarkhan Naranbaatar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Naranbaatar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makaki Iii.
Naranbaatar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Makaki Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Makaki Iii tries to clinch up.
Makaki Iii misses with a straight left.
A big left from Makaki Iii misses.
Nice takedown defense from Makaki Iii. No joy for Naranbaatar on that attempt.
Naranbaatar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Makaki Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makaki Iii slips under a jab from Naranbaatar.
Makaki Iii moves out of range as Naranbaatar throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makaki Iii throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar dives in and grabs Makaki Iii's left leg, looking for a takedown. Makaki Iii pushes down on Naranbaatar's head and hops out.
Makaki Iii throws out a counter right but Naranbaatar avoids it with no problem.
Makaki Iii lands with an uppercut that bounces Naranbaatar off the cage and back into range.
Makaki Iii scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Makaki Iii.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naranbaatar wants to clinch.
Makaki Iii connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Makaki Iii misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Makaki Iii checks a leg kick.
Makaki Iii on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook.
Makaki Iii catches Naranbaatar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Makaki Iii tries to clinch but Naranbaatar moves out of range.
Makaki Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Naranbaatar is looking to wear down Makaki Iii with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Makaki Iii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Naranbaatar staying out of range there.
Naranbaatar lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Makaki Iii. Naranbaatar shrugs it off though.
Makaki Iii dips to his left and cracks Naranbaatar with an uppercut!
Makaki Iii throws a leg kick which misses Naranbaatar's front leg but catches the back leg as Naranbaatar tries to avoid it.
Naranbaatar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makaki Iii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Makaki Iii misses with a wild body shot.
Makaki Iii fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Naranbaatar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Makaki Iii lands a glancing blow to the side of Naranbaatar's head.
Naranbaatar ducks right into an uppercut from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A shot to the liver by Naranbaatar. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Naranbaatar. That did some damage!
Naranbaatar takes a swing at Makaki Iii's ribcage but misses.
Naranbaatar takes one on the button.
Makaki Iii throws the left hand but Naranbaatar avoids the punch easily.
Naranbaatar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii throws a chopping leg kick but Naranbaatar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Naranbaatar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Makaki Iii looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Naranbaatar throws an elbow but Makaki Iii slips to the side and avoids it well.
Naranbaatar throws an elbow but Makaki Iii slips to the side and avoids it well.
Makaki Iii is looking for a sweep.
Makaki Iii can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Naranbaatar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Makaki Iii, who protects the arm well.
Makaki Iii tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Naranbaatar goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Makaki Iii has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Naranbaatar but great work by Makaki Iii.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naranbaatar sneaks back into half guard.
Naranbaatar wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yancy Makaki Iii dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tarkhan Naranbaatar's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Makaki Iii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Naranbaatar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makaki Iii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Naranbaatar throws a leg kick
and Makaki Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Naranbaatar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Makaki Iii let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Makaki Iii scores with a jab to the body.
Naranbaatar misses with an uppercut. Makaki Iii saw that one coming.
Naranbaatar walks into a jab.
Makaki Iii scores with a sloppy right hand. Naranbaatar should have avoided that one.
Naranbaatar throws a chopping leg kick but Makaki Iii manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Naranbaatar thuds his right hand into Makaki Iii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Makaki Iii lands a nice hook to Naranbaatar's body. Naranbaatar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Naranbaatar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Makaki Iii is fending him off so far but Naranbaatar persists. Nope, Makaki Iii circles away and we're back to standing.

Makaki Iii moves into the clinch.
Makaki Iii is leaning against Naranbaatar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naranbaatar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Makaki Iii trying to stall but Naranbaatar improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaki Iii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Naranbaatar has a couple of punches blocked by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Naranbaatar obliges.
Makaki Iii prevents a body shot from Naranbaatar.
Makaki Iii tries to work over Naranbaatar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Naranbaatar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Makaki Iii pushes Naranbaatar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Makaki Iii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Makaki Iii as the two fighters clinch.
Naranbaatar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Makaki Iii pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Naranbaatar misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makaki Iii.
A head punch on the inside from Makaki Iii fails to land.
Makaki Iii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Makaki Iii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Makaki Iii checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Makaki Iii cracks Naranbaatar with a good jab.
Naranbaatar wants to slow Makaki Iii down by chopping away at his legs.
Tarkhan Naranbaatar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Naranbaatar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tarkhan Naranbaatar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makaki Iii fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Naranbaatar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Naranbaatar misses with a hook
and Makaki Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Makaki Iii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Naranbaatar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Makaki Iii under the eye.
A slow jab from Makaki Iii misses its intended target.
Naranbaatar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Makaki Iii lands with a shot to the body.
Makaki Iii takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Makaki Iii misses with an uppercut
and Naranbaatar counters with a left to the body.
Naranbaatar darts in looking for a takedown but Makaki Iii gets double underhooks and turns Naranbaatar into the cage.
Despite the aggression on Makaki Iii's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Makaki Iii tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Naranbaatar is able to avoid easily.
Naranbaatar wants to clinch up but Makaki Iii keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Makaki Iii. No joy for Naranbaatar on that attempt.
Makaki Iii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Naranbaatar misses with the body kick
and Makaki Iii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Naranbaatar misses with a looping right.
Makaki Iii is looking to clinch.
Makaki Iii with a jab.
Makaki Iii tries to move into range but Naranbaatar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Makaki Iii tries to clinch up.
It looked like Naranbaatar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Makaki Iii.
Yancy Makaki Iii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Naranbaatar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Naranbaatar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Naranbaatar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Makaki Iii was covering up waiting for the punch and Naranbaatar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Makaki Iii is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naranbaatar postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naranbaatar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Makaki Iii swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Makaki Iii holds on and takes a little breather.
Naranbaatar throws a big elbow that misses.
Makaki Iii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yancy Makaki Iii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Makaki Iii has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Glass scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yancy Makaki Iii!
Yancy Makaki Iii is the new welterweight champion!
Yancy Makaki Iii thanked the fans post fight for their support.